PLEASE NOTE: In updating our site, we have only added some of the posts from Tuesday Treasures. As we finish the updates and transfer, all past posts will be available. Thank you for your patience. If there is a specific article you need, please contact Tammy@itaalk.org for more information.

 

2013 Tuesday Treasure #2--The Puzzling Piece iPad Challenge By Tammy's Treasures | February 18, 2013 at 03:37 PM EST | No Comments   Everyone can receive an iPad. This wonderful organization developed a program that not only brings awareness to autism; they help families, schools, and other organizations fundraise to get iPads.   Sell 60 pieces of qualifing items and you get a brand new iPad mailed to you. Sound easy? It is. There are puzzle piece necklaces, key chains, & corkscrews for those wanting to promote autism awareness. There are also hearts and Smiling Sams for anyone that loves a child with special needs.   If you would like to get started contact Melissa Winters at info@thepuzzlingpiece.com or 201-602-0547 and she will help you get a page set up to start selling your pieces. With social media, e-mail and combinding with other fundraising events you'll be surprised at how quickly you'll sell 60 pieces.   Check out the items at http://thepuzzlingpiece.com/ipad.html       Tuesday Treasure #1 for 2013---Benefits.gov By Tammy's Treasures | February 13, 2013 at 01:52 PM EST | No Comments   As part of celebrating Benefits.gov's 10th anniversary of citizen service, they are pleased to offer you a new and exciting way to stay connected with Benefits.gov: our YouTube channel, now featuring their first tutorial video. You can learn how to get the most value out of using Benefits.gov by visiting the official Benefits.gov YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/BenefitsGOV. If you already have a YouTube account, you can subscribe to the Benefits.gov YouTube channel by clicking the "Subscribe" button at the top of the channel page. Subscribing allows you to receive notifications when new videos are posted and provides an easy way to quickly access your favorite Benefits.gov videos. Even if you do not have a YouTube account, you can still view the informative and helpful videos about the Benefits.gov site and its features at any time. The Benefits.gov YouTube channel currently showcases a self-help video about the site's confidential prescreening tool, the Benefit Finder. The Benefit Finder Tutorial video is a step-by-step visual guide designed to help you better understand how the Benefit Finder works. This short but informative tutorial also aims to help answer common questions you may have while using the Benefit Finder tool. To turn on the closed captioning, or to use translation, please click on the "CC" icon below the video to adjust your settings.

Tuesday Treasure #52

By Tammy's Treasures | December 26, 2012 at 10:09 PM EST | No Comments

 

Hang in there. We are going to continue Tuesday Treasures but just trying to modify the blog so it will keep all the past weeks' posts. We do realize what a great resource this is and hope you keep sharing your resources with us too!!!

 

Tuesday Treasure #51 Friends of Man

By Tammy's Treasures | December 18, 2012 at 09:25 AM EST | No Comments

 

Friends of Man helps:

• Children

• Families

• The Elderly

• The Disabled

• Those who fall through the safety net of available assistance

Friends of Man provides:

Friends of Man helps people of all ages with a large variety of needs:

• Mobility Equipment: (prostheses, wheelchairs, van lifts, and modifications, ramps, home modifications)

• Medical Equipment and Procedures

• Hearing Aids, Dentures,Glasses

• Basic Needs: Clothing for Children, Food

• Short-term Daycare, Prescriptions, Cobra/Health Insurance

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Friends of Man accepts applications ONLY from a referring professional on behalf of the applicant. This can be a social worker, doctor, nurse, school counselor, teacher, principal, social worker, clergy, health care technician, etc. Applications CAN NOT be submitted by the vendor.

 

Applications found at www.friendsofman.org 

 

Tuesday Treasure #50 The Prayer Child Foundation

By Tammy's Treasures | December 11, 2012 at 08:48 PM EST | No Comments

                                                                                                                                                              

Many children, by no fault of their own, are in need of help each and every day. Many of the children and their parents pray daily for a healthier life. The mission of the Prayer Child Foundation is to have a hand in answering their prayers and helping these children to have the joys of a normal childhood. The Foundation seeks to provide this assistance to living children that are eighteen years old and younger with physical and emotional challenges. The Foundation provides support to national children’s charities, individuals and organizations located within our supporters’ local communities. The Foundation provides opportunities for individuals, companies, and other groups to empower themselves by giving, getting involved with other like minded individuals and being compassionate to those less fortunate.

 

This organization helps so many. Check out their 12 Incredible Stories on their Facebook page and you will see all the different needs they are helping. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Prayer-Child-Foundation/368992649792762?fref=ts 

 

Then apply at  www.prayerchild.org  

 

Tuesday Treasure #49 Autism Speaks iPad2 Grant!

By Tammy's Treasures | December 04, 2012 at 11:10 AM EST | No Comments

 

Autism Speaks is thrilled to announce that through the generosity of Sevenly.org and the James W. Pickle Foundation, 625 financially disadvantaged individuals with autism and schools will receive an Apple iPad 2!

Eligible applicants are individuals who:
- Have been diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder by a licensed professional,
- Reside in the United States,
- Have limited income and cannot afford to purchase an iPad.

Note: If you already submitted an application for the iPad 2 grant in February 2012, you must re-apply to be considered for the new round.

  Technology Grant Timeline

December 3: Online Application Opens
December 7: Application Closes
December 7-14: Review Committee Selects Recipients
December 17: Recipients Announced and iPads sent out!!

   How to Apply

Applications must be submitted by the person with autism, an immediate family member of the person with autism, or a licensed teacher, social worker, or therapist. The Technology Grant Review Committee will review eligible applications based on established criteria and select the iPad grant recipients. Some applicants will be contacted by staff for follow up information. All applicants selected to receive an iPad 2 will be contacted on December 17. Others will receive an email informing them of their status.

Visit the AutismCares website to apply! You must create a login and select Autism Speaks iPad Grant.

Questions or comments? 

Contact Serena Selkin, Family Services Grants Manager at sselkin@autismspeaks.org or (917) 475-5059.

Note: Please DO NOT complete the application entitled "AutismCares Application" if you are applying for an iPad. Only those applicants that complete the application entitled “Autism Speaks iPad Grant” will be considered.

Note: Only applicants in the United States will be considered. We cannot accept applications from outside the United States.

Earlier this year, Autism Speaks was able to award 180 iPads to families across the USA. Read more about it here!

 

 

Tuesday Treasure #48 Gia Nicole Angel Foundation

By Tammy's Treasures | November 27, 2012 at 12:04 PM EST | 1 comment

 

The mission of the Gia Nicole Angel Foundation is to enhance the daily functioning of a child with special needs and his or her family by awarding assistance through the purchase of a specific item or items. This includes children with any physical disability (such as, but not limited to: spina bifida, paralysis, missing limbs) or illness (such as, but not limited to: cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, cancer). Funds are awarded on a case by case basis with preference given to lower income and single parent families. Families who wish to receive assistance must complete an application and demonstrate financial need. Applications are accepted at any time. www.giafoundation.com

 

Tuesday Treasure #47 FUND IT FORWARD

By Tammy's Treasures | November 20, 2012 at 11:06 PM EST | No Comments

 

This organization was founded by two mothers of special needs children who saw an amazing opportunity to help families with children like their own.

Many times, families must sacrifice time, money, freedom and sleep in order to provide a safe and secure environment for their special needs child. FUND IT FORWARD was born out of a desire to help families obtain the medical or adaptive equipment needed to create a functional environment for their special needs children. Rose and Jackie believe the majority of money raised by their volunteers should go towards the needs of the children and their families. They want to see families in situations similar to theirs benefit from this organization. Rose and Jackie donated their own time and money to start FUND IT FORWARD and vow to continue to keep the needs of each individual child as their primary focus and priority. If FUND IT FORWARD is unable to assist you with the support you are seeking, they will guide you to the right channels to receive aid. FUND IT FORWARD wants families to thrive and succeed regardless of their special circumstances.

 

 

There are several advantages to fundraising with FUND IT FORWARD:

 

1.Fundraising support to help you create a successful event.

2.Providing your donors with a taxable deduction through a 501(c)(3) approved organization.

3.Promoting your fundraising event through publicity on our website and social media.

4.Guiding you through the application process to submit your medical or adaptive equipment request.

5.Obtaining discounts on medical equipment not available to the general public.

 

6.Encouraging and supporting families through a community network of advocates for special needs.

 

You are not raising money for your own equipment; you are raising money for future families in need. The mission of their organization is to help families within their community of families and any additional money raised will be funded forward to another family in need. This is the founding principal behind their organization. So if this seems like something you would be interested in check out www.funditfwd.org !!!

 

Tuesday Treasure #46 Midwest Council for Children with Disabilities

By Tammy's Treasures | November 20, 2012 at 11:06 PM EST | No Comments

 

The Midwest Council for Children with Disabilities was founded in 1997 by a group of
small business owners to provide financial assistance to children challenged physically,
developmentally or cognitively.

MCCD provides families of these children the means to pursue medical treatments
and therapies that are not covered by health insurance.

100% OF EVERY DOLLAR RAISED AFTER THE COST
OF AN EVENT IS USED FOR THE CHILDREN!

MCCD has no employees and no overhead. No director receives financial compensation,
nor does any director have children in the program.

With fundraising becoming increasingly more difficult they need to enlist the recipient family's help. As part of the assistance application, the Midwest Council for Children with Disabilities requests that applying recipients commit to a fundraising campaign that would generate funds back to MCCD equaling a minimum of 20% of your 12 month grant.

 

Illinois 1845 East Rand Road Suite L111 Arlington Heights, IL 60004

Wisconsin  21 S. Lake Street PO Box 86 Elkhart Lake, WI 53020

Ohio 23818 Cooper Turn Olmsted Falls, OH 44138

 

Check them out at www.mccdcares.com